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112 Knowledge and technology 09 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS Do the highlighted verbs mean: a   become popular or successful?  b   improve?  c   increase? a LanguagE FOCuS 15 Developments and advances Write a few sentences about something that has become popular or increased. Example: Unemployment is soaring right now. It’s nearly 10%. Read out your sentences, but don’t mention the topic. Can other people guess what they’re about? Example: It’s soaring right now. It’s nearly 10%. Look at icons A to F, commonly used in computers and mobile phones. 1 How many are familiar to you? 2 Can you guess what the others mean? 3 Which ones now look out of date? Why? Make collocations about computing. There is more than one possible answer. a file  a system  the net  the cursor  an image  a program b c A B C D E F a LanguagE FOCuS 16 Computer icons and collocations b 1 It gives people far more opportunities to boost their general knowledge. 2 The idea has caught on across the world. 3 This educational project has spread like wildfire over the past six years. 4 We ask why DJ schools are thriving in a recession. 5 We enhanced the help section for the software, added pictures, etc. 6 Telecity is looking at raising capacity in its data centres across Europe. 7 The title of the talk is ‘Computers and how they have advanced ’. 8 Apple are still gaining ground in computer sales. 9 Rajinder’s self-confidence soared after he taught himself how to use a computer. 0 The project has now expanded throughout India. 1 Discuss these questions. 1 In what other contexts can browse , surf and crash be used? 2 What do these words mean in relation to computers? What is their ‘normal’ meaning? a   mouse c   virus e   mouse g   desktop b   bug d   cookie f    spam h   home 3 Do you know any technology-related brand names that have become everyday words? Examples: google, photoshop … Talk together. 1 How did you learn your own computer skills? How much were you taught? How much have you picked up by yourself? 2 What do you think this tells us about the way we acquire new skills? 3 What impact do you think computer technology has had on your life? Think about:   ways it has improved.   ways it has got worse. c SPEakIng 17 1 browse 2 open 3 control 4 run 5 download / upload 6 crash Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv